US HB6461 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress House Bill 6461 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-12-07 - Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Bring Enhanced Liability in Transportation for Students Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to award grants to states to develop a school bus seat belt demonstration program to purchase type 1 school buses (weighing more than 10,000 pounds) equipped with lap/shoulder seat belts or equip existing type 1 buses with such belts. DOT shall withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted a law that requires the employer to conduct background checks before hiring school bus drivers. DOT shall also withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that imposes specified first offense and second offense civil and criminal penalties for motorists found guilty of illegally passing a stopped school bus. The bill authorizes DOT to provide grants to states to equip school buses with motion-activated detection systems.

Title

Bring Enhanced Liability in Transportation for Students Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-07	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2016-12-07	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2016-12-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-12-07	House	Introduced in House